The crazy, messy story of the birth and nurturing of the internet.

“This year marks the 50th anniversary of an extraordinary moment. In 1958 the United States government set up a special unit, the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), to help jump-start new efforts in science and technology. This was the agency that would nurture the Internet.”

http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/07/internet200807

Sandy Marsh